diff --git a/pkgs/shells/dash/default.nix b/pkgs/shells/dash/default.nix
index 2db8edd5e0ca..f8d592748b3f 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/dash/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/dash/default.nix
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
 
-  meta = {
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/dash/;
     description = "A POSIX-compliant implementation of /bin/sh that aims to be as small as possible";
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+    license = with licenses; [ bsd3 gpl2 ];
   };
 
   passthru = {